Bartering became a common practice during hyperinflation- exchanging something for something else but not accepting money for it because it was worthless. Here we see Germans swapping bread, sausages and jam for tickets to the circus.

Create in February 1918 the armed forces of the Soviet state made ​​it necessary for the development of the Red Army uniforms uniform dress code, which differs from the former Russian and foreign military uniforms. To this end, the People's Commissariat for Military Affairs of the Russian Federation Order of May 7, 1918 announced a competition to develop a new outfit (Photos 1926)